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Product updates, case studies, and deep dives from the SQD team.
Subsquid Testnet Phase 1 Complete: 50,000+ Indexers Deployed!
Phase 1 of Subsquid's testnet initiative has been a massive success, with over 30,000 community members participating and nearly 450,000 quests completed.
Subsquid Testnet: Run your first indexer in 10 minutes or less
This guide walks users through deploying a squid indexer on the Subsquid incentivized testnet. The process emphasizes accessibility, allowing even non-technical users to set up an indexer in under 10 minutes.
Web3 Data 2023, in retrospect
A comprehensive look back at the key developments in Web3 data infrastructure during 2023, from Bitcoin Ordinals to modular blockchains and decentralized RPC protocols.
What are appchains? - All you need to know
An appchain is a blockchain built with a specific use case in mind. Unlike general-purpose blockchains, appchains optimize for one particular area rather than welcoming any use case.
What is Danksharding? Diving into EIP-4844 and Ethereum Data
Ethereum faces well-documented scaling challenges, with users paying substantial gas fees during peak activity. Danksharding represents a promising roadmap item designed to enable Ethereum to scale to over 100,000 transactions per second.
Why leverage blockchain data?
Successful web2 companies derive competitive advantages from data stored in centralized, private databases. Blockchains are just databases that store a complete history of all transactions and activities -- and this data is publicly available.
Zero Knowledge, Zero Problems: A zkOverview
Zero-Knowledge Proofs represent a cryptographic breakthrough that enables one party to prove knowledge of information without revealing the actual data. This overview covers ZKP history, types, applications, and challenges.